Blogs

By Hugo Campos and Michael Quinn

The BrAPI project is creating a common standard to allow breeding applications to talk to each other, enabling greater sharing and innovation.

By adopting best practices and established modern tools, NARS (national agricultural research systems) are making data-driven decisions to boost genetic improvement. And they are measuring this progress through tracking and setting goals around “genetic gain.”

Originally an EiB Op-Ed published on Farming First.

By Gustavo Teixeira, Theresa Heitman and Adam Hunt 

Crop breeding programs are setting an example for how to examine and improve their work – while embedding this process into organizational culture. It's all to better meet the needs of their customers, namely breeders, farmers and donors. Here, experts walk through the process, and examine a CGIAR rice breeding case study from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Through “sharing excellence” across programs and geographies, crop breeders are ready to deliver higher rates of genetic gain and varietal turnover.

New series of manuals developed by EiB is a practical guide to designing crossing, evaluation and selection strategies, and developing performance indicators such as genetic gain and heritability.

How can breeders and other research programs continually improve their processes and products? And how can they ensure they keep a customer focus at the centre of their work?

By Joshua Masinde